Allotments, Stockholm style

On a recent trip to Stockholm, as well as getting to merrily sing along at the newly created Abba Museum (great fun by the way), my fantastic host, Viveka, took me to see some amazing allotments.

We visited two sites, Arstalunden (a thicket or small wood) and Eriksbergs (Erik’s mountain) along a hillside, both of which overlooked the water,

giving a rather heavenly view.

Not only was the planting glorious,

but you just couldn’t help being wowed by the individual abodes-in-miniature, snugly situated on each plot.

I mean some plots had both a cabin and a shed,

but they all looked like the perfect spot to relax (as well as great space for gardening experimentation).

At some point we hit an old railway track (bringing to mind The Station Agent) where Tradgard (the major Swedish Gardening magazine) had sponsored a veg patch entirely made up of moving crates. Great to see.

Similarly to the UK, there are waiting lists for such fantastic plots, but blimey, how wonderful should your name come up!

Oh, they are fab 🙂 You’ve bought back such great memories of when I was there and sailing past all the little islands when we took the various ferries. Every island had its own little cabin too – it seems the Swedes set great store by having a little somewhere to escape to!

Hi VP, I haven’t got to the bit yet when we sailed up the archipelago on an amazing yacht. Stockholm is a truly fab place to visit!! Some of the country houses we saw were even a tad bigger than the allotment cabins!

You lucky ducker. I’ve wanted to visit Stockholm for years and your pics and those fab allotments have convinced me that I NEED to visit next yr for sure. I’ve shared this great post to facebook and pinterest.

Hi Ena, I felt very lucky indeed! I was staying with a friend who’s a very keen gardener and she (enthusiastically) took to me to some great spots. We also went to Rosendal Gardens which was a fantastic organic garden, complete with their own bakery, cafe and a gorgeous orchard with plenty of picnic tables. A real treat-maybe another post to come there! Many thanks for sharing on facebook and pinterest. V.best Naomi